Paramount Sets 2026 Release for Ebenezer A Christmas Carol with Depp

Paramount Pictures has set a November 13, 2026 release date for Ebenezer A Christmas Carol, a new film adaptation of Charles Dickens's novella that will star Johnny Depp as Ebenezer Scrooge and be directed by horror filmmaker Ti West. Tramell Tillman and Sir Ian McKellen have joined the cast, with Andrea Riseborough also attached, the studio announced.

Paramount describes the project as "a thrilling ghost story set in Dickens London, following one man's supernatural journey to face his past, present and future and fight for a second chance." The screenplay is by Nathaniel Halpern and Emma Watts is producing, with Stephen Deuters, Jason Forman, Adam Bohling and David Reid serving as executive producers. Tillman is reportedly set to play the Ghost of Christmas Present; McKellen's role has not been disclosed.

West, best known for the X, Pearl and MaXXXine films, is expected to emphasize the story's supernatural elements. The original Dickens tale centers on an elderly miser visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his former partner and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, events that prompt a moral and emotional reckoning. This adaptation is being positioned as...